''Bharyamar Sookshikkuka'' () is a 1968 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

-language film, directed by

K. S. Sethumadhavan Kurukkalpadam Subrahmanyam Sethumadhavan (15 May 1931 – 24 December 2021) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He also directed films in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu. Since the early ...

. The film revolves around Shobha (

Sheela Sheela Celine (born 24 March 1945) is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as heroine ...

), who leads a happy life with her husband, who is a doctor and her life takes a turn for the worse when she falls in love with a singer. This is one of the few films in which

Prem Nazir Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 6 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the hist ...

played villain.

Plot

Shobha and Dr. Pothuval are a happily married couple living in a palatial house with Dr. Pothuval's jovial father, S. R. Pothuval. S. R. Pothuval fetes a famous singer, Suresh, and Suresh invites S. R Pothuval, his son and daughter in law for the recording of his song. Shobha is a big music fan and is enchanted by Suresh's talent. Meanwhile, Suresh's wife, Vasanthi, who lives in his village, sees his photograph in the papers where he is hosted by the Who's Who of Chennai and starts doubting him. He tries to change her mind to no avail. He requests her to join him in Chennai, which she refuses. Dr Pothuval leaves for the US for six months. In the meantime, Suresh falls sick, and Senior Pothuval and Shobha look after him. One day, Vasanthi comes to Chennai and sees Suresh and Shobha together. She walks away in anger and returns to her home. Soon, Shobha and Suresh fall in love and decide to divorce their spouses. Shobha's maid, Madhavi Amma, overhears this conversation and is shocked. She tries to dissuade Shobha, but Shobha doesn't listen. Suesh goes home and, in yet another argument with his wife tells her he wants a divorce. Shocked, she hangs herself to death. Madhavi Amma tells Shobha that Suresh might have killed his wife as he had promised Shobha that he would get rid of her. When Suresh returns to Chennai, Shobha tells him that she cannot marry him as he may kill her, too, if he finds another girlfriend. Suresh gets angry and blames her for his wife's death. He tells her that his wife died because of Shobha, as he asked Vasanthi for a divorce due to Shobha's promise of marriage. He tells her that he will kill her to avenge his wife and makes a move toward her, but by then, Dr Pothuval reaches home. Shobha and Suresh pretend nothing happened, and Dr Pothuval tells them he heard the whole conversation between them. Suresh leaves, and Dr Pothuval throws Shobha out of the house. Shobha reaches Suresh's house and begs for refuge. Suresh takes her in his car to a lonely place and abandons her. While walking back home, she is offered a lift by two Malayalee men who take her home and rape her. Devastated and angry, Shobha reaches Suresh's hotel and kills him. She then surrenders to the police.

Cast

as Suresh *

as Shobha *

Adoor Bhasi K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1929 – 29 March 1990), professionally credited by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director. He was mostly cast as a sidekick to protagonists, particularly Prem Nazir. His comedic roles were w ...

as S. R. Pothuval * Ammini as Madhavi Amma * Kamalam as Mala Sinha *

Sankaradi Paravoor memana Kanakku Chembakaraman Parameswaran Chandrashekara Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 70 ...

as Devadas *

T. R. Omana T. R. Omana is an Indian actress in Malayalam films. She mainly acts in supporting roles and mother roles. She has acted in more than 500 films. Personal life T. R. Omana was born as eldest among five children to T R Gopala Pillai, Timber mer ...

as Devaki Amma *

K. P. Ummer Kachinamthoduka Puthiyapurayil Ummer known as K. P. Ummer (11 October 1930 - 29 October 2001) was an Indian actor from Thekkepuram quarter of Kozhikode, Kerala, India. He was active in the Malayalam cinema from the early sixties until the lat ...

as Dr. Pothuval * Kamaladevi as Vasanthi *

Paravoor Bharathan Vadakkekarayil Koran Bharathan (16 January 1929- 19 August 2015), better known as Paravoor Bharatan was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He started his career in movies during the 1950s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor and ...

as Dileep

Soundtrack

The music and background score was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and lyrics for all the songs were penned by

Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, film director, director, film producer, producer and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he w ...

References

External links

* {{K. S. Sethumadhavan 1968 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan